Libra co-creator gets into Twitter-spat after Stripe, Mastercard and Visa abandon the cryptocurrency project
Things are not looking stellar for Libra as several backers have pulled out of the cryptocurrency project as the regulatory pressure against it is mounting.
EU’s finance commissioner promises to introduce new cryptocurrency laws in response to Libra
Facebook’s cryptocurrency may be facing more regulatory supervision as the EU’s finance commissioner has pledged to introduce new law proposals for digital money.
ACINQ reaches $10m in funding after new round
ACINQ has raised a total of $10m in funding to date following an undisclosed investment round led by Idinvest Partners.
This is how much money you must have to trade in virtual assets according...
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued new regulations for fund managers investing in virtual assets.
The FCA ramps up investigations into cryptocurrency companies by 74%
The top UK financial services watchdog is putting the screws on cryptocurrency companies and has increased the number of businesses under investigation by 74% in the past year.
Despite the breakup with Barclays, Coinbase is still trading in the UK
The American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase parted ways with its UK banking partner Barclays in August. However, it is now back trading in Britain.
HOLD launches its cryptocurrency exchange app across 36 European countries
Cryptocurrency exchange HOLD is out of beta and has now launched its mobile app on iOS and Android across 36 countries in Europe.
Pantera invests in decentralized finance app InstaDApp’s $2.4m seed round
InstaDApp, the autonomous banking portal on emerging blockchain-based protocols, have closed a $2.4m seed round.
Coinone ordered to compensate customer who lost money in a hack
Coinone is a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange that has just been forced to cough up $20,780 to pay a customer who lost money in a 2018 hack.
Russian nuclear scientist fined $7,000 for using a super computer in a top secret...
A Russian nuclear scientist has been fined for using one of the country’s most powerful super computers, located in a top secret lab, to mine bitcoin.